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A writer friend of mine, Chris Stocking, is very excited to reveal the cover, designed by The Book Cover Machine, of his forthcoming novel BLACK POWDER BRIGADE. THE HUNT FOR A MADMAN BEGINS… THE NEW WORLD– A group of elite soldiers known as the Black Powder Brigade patrol the world in secret, searching for strange […]

As part of my participation in the Bandit Book Bloggers group I’m going to tell you a little something about SHADOW OF THE WRAITH by Ross Harrison. So, here’s an Excerpt: Moving silently and keeping his eyes peeled, Travis took cover behind the nearest overturned table. With no apparent provocation, one of the pirates opened […]

I have a Winamp playlist set up on my computer. But often I want to hear music I don’t own a personal copy of. Also, sometimes I just like the idea of a band earning royalties from my listening to their song, even if I’ve already paid for that “right” years ago. I struggle to […]

Let me tell you a little bit about my relationship with Coldpay’s debut album, Parachutes. I don’t count Coldplay amongst my favourite bands (not top 5 or 10, anyway). I haven’t followed their career. It’s not that future singles haven’t appealed to me at all, they just didn’t strike something in (except “Clocks” and “The […]

So, recently I bought a second-hand phone off a friend after she upgraded. It was pretty cool but, being a pink fan, she had put a pink protective cover on it. I like protective covers, but pink is not my colour. It just didn’t feel right. So, I invested in a purple gel cover (ooooh, […]

Hey my peeps, Those of you who have hung around here a while likely know that I tend towards being a pantster… or, more precisely, a plotster. I write by the seat of my pants with a vague notion of where I want the story to end up and how I want to get there. […]

Here I am again, sharing eight lines of WIP for the Weekend Writing Warriors’ #8Sunday. A complete list of entries for this week can be found here. As always: “Welcome” to new readers, and “Thanks for coming back” to returners. This week’s entry carries on from where last week left off… … where Llew had […]

… no matter how much you think you know better… you probably don’t. The story knows. So, I’m still writing. Yes, yes, I know, I haven’t kept you updated… been too busy writing, or thinking up marketing strategies for HEALER’S TOUCH – often having to remind myself that the best marketing strategy for HT is […]

When everyone thinks your sister committed suicide, it’s hard to prove she was murdered. Kim is unable to accept Charley’s sudden death. Crippled by an unnatural amnesia, her questions are met with wall after wall. As she doubts her sanity, she realises her investigation is putting those around her in danger. The only person who […]

I’m trying to not to double-post… but I couldn’t hold this one back… As you all know, after umming and ahhing over whether to pursue a traditional publishing deal or go it alone, I finally settled on a compromise: I signed with a small press. For me, it gave me the best of both worlds: […]